Delhi High Court today quashed a police case against two armymen who were charged for causing injuries to two civilians and asked them to pay Rs 25,000 each as cost after the parties settled the issue out of court. Justice Kailash Gambhir agreed to the contention of the two armymen who said they have reached an amicable settlement with the opposite parties and quashed the FIR (police complaint) against them. The Court, however, imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on each petitioner for using the court’s time and government machinery. While quashing the FIR against the two armymen lodged at Amar Colony Police Station in South Delhi, Justice Gambhir directed the officers to pay the amount which would be deposited with the advocates’ welfare fund.
The FIR was lodged in December last year when the two officers had gone to drop their friend in Amar Colony. The complainants allegedly passed lewd comments against their friend to which the officers objected and this led to the quarrel. Senior advocate Rakesh Tikku appearing for the young officers urged the court to quash the criminal proceedings arising out of the FIR as it would cast a stigma to their career. Justice Gambhir accepted the public prosecutor’s argument: ‘The court should impose cost on them for quashing of the FIR lodged in December as the charge sheet was also filed against the Army men and the government machinery was used in the case.’ UNI